What color is #737A58?

#737A58 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737A58?

The RGB value is 115, 122, 88: 115 red, 122 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737A58?

The complementary color is #5F587A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737A58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737A58 color

#737A58 rgb(115, 122, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #737A58 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.8% green and 34.5% blue (115, 122, 88).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#737A58 color codes

HEX	`#737A58`
RGB	`rgb(115, 122, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.82, -8.84, 17.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.82, 19.87, 116.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.791, 18.269, 11.925)`
Decimal	`7567960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737A58, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #737A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#737A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #737A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737a58; }
.text { color: #737a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 122 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737a58, #627a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #737A58?: #737A58 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737A58?: The RGB value is 115, 122, 88: 115 red, 122 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737A58?: The complementary color is #5F587A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737A58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.